Foreword

This competition tasked participants with submitting innovative design proposals for a modular home that could be constructed in any form, or layout, in any location. The first annual Modular Home Design Challenge competition is part of Bee Breeders’ Small Scale Architecture Appreciation Movement showcasing small projects that contain big ideas, as well as its Affordable Housing series run in partnership with ARCHHIVE BOOKS. This competition was launched in tandem with the - Modular Architecture Essay Competition - winners from both events will be included in an upcoming print book on the topic of modular architecture.

Modular architecture is one of the most dynamic components of design, offering versatile solutions for efficient, sustainable spaces and building practices. Repeatable or flexible modules can yield customisable and well-designed solutions to projects without incurring excessive costs. Factory prefabrication, efficient use of materials, reduced transport requirements, and ease of site installation all have the potential to reduce the embodied energy of a project.

Bee Breeders worked with an international jury of innovative architects and modular design specialists: Ben van Berkel, founder and principal of UNStudio; Chris Precht, architect and co-founder of Studio Precht; Mathew Aitchison, CEO of Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre (CRC); Camino Alonso, Carlos Alonso and Ignacio Lechón, co-founders of Madrid-based ÁBATON Arquitectura; Sarah Broadstock, architect at London-based Studio Bark; Enrico De Lotto and George Kolliopoulos, co-founders of Milan-based Mandalaki and designers of the Monocabin Prefab project; Inés Olavarrieta, architect and designer at Madrid-based selgascano; Ivan Rupnik, architect, scholar, consultant, and Associate Professor of Architecture at Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design and founder of MOD X, a platform for international exchanges related to the volumetric modular industry, and Ewelina Woźniak-Szpakiewicz, Chief Executive Officer at DMDmodular Ltd, based in Poland. Bee Breeders received an excellent range of submissions from around the world, each testing its own modular techniques or studying potential forms and variations such modular designs might yield. Those selected by the jury were chosen for being especially responsive to their chosen environments, for their innovative use of materials, or for their constructability and potential for realisation.

Bee Breeders and its jury panel would like to thank all the designers that participated in this competition.

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Modular Home 
Design Challenge

1st Prize Winner

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Pop up - DIY

We view competitions as a means to challenge ourselves, our views, our ideas. One of the main goals is to develop trust as a team in pushing ourselves as far as possible in order to achieve our goals.

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Authors Gabriel Chivu, Laura Mazâlu, Stefan Mircea, Thomas Herrera
Country Romania

2nd Prize Winner +
BB STUDENT AWARD

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Re-Imagining Makoko: Modular Floating Home

Architecture competitions allow one to share architectural designs with a broader audience while contributing to a larger discourse. The experience and process throughout empowers creative thinking and provides opportunities to learn from each other. Although it can be a challenge, it is a way to apply the knowledge we have acquired and let ourselves explore our interests. Lastly, it is always rewarding if you win a prize!

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University Syracuse University
Authors Jessica Michelle Rithika Anand , Tiffany Chen, Angelina Yihan Zhang
Country United States
+146 points Buildner University Rankings

3rd Prize Winner

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Standardization / Customization

The biggest reason for our participation is probably the fruitful learning experiences competitions are able to offer us. During the duration of this competition, we were not only able to improve our conceptual development and our representational/graphic sensibilities, but also our collective communicational skills and teamwork capabilities. Towards the end of the competition, there was a noticeable improvement in the coordination of our workloads and our ability to rely on each other’s strength.

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Authors Jerry Zhang, Tory Tan
Country Canada
+74 points Buildner University Rankings

BB GREEN AWARD

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the family’s background

As we are at the very beginning of our architectural journey, we wanted to face a real competition task on our own. We want to provoke discussions on topics important to us in architecture and society. Thanks to competitions, we can reach a larger group of recipients.

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Authors Julia Ciężar, Matylda Wolska, Alicja Bakalarska
Country Poland
+76 points Buildner University Rankings

Honorable Mentions

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MHDC House

Authors Federico Borges Pérez, Agustín Lagreca Herrmann
Country Uruguay
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Modewood

Authors Marcjanna Wabińska, Eliza Tomczak, Patrycja Skawicka, Piotr Skorupiński
Country Poland
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
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A Manifesto on Home: Reflections on Freedom, Flexibility, and Sustainability in Life and Place

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Home +

Authors Ruo Shen, Yihan Zhou
Country Germany
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KAO - PUÊ

Authors Chi-Chia Tsao, Zhi ray Wang, Cheng Yen Tsai, Hung Yu Chu
Country Taiwan
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SILVANUS

Authors Yi Zhou, Yikai Chang, Tianshuo Liu, Haoxuan Liang
Country Australia

Shortlisted projects

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MODU-FLEX

Mostafa Etman

Mohamed Samy

Yara rafat

Massar Integrated BIM & Project Management

Egypt

the family’s background

Julia Ciężar

Matylda Wolska

Alicja Bakalarska

Warsaw University of Technology

+76 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

The Expansion Anti-Mansion (TEAM)

Lauren Lam

Kyrie Graham

Aishah Alhady

Gracie Meek

United States

Bio-Block

Ben Quint-glick

Christian Smoke

United States

A Manifesto on Home: Reflections on Freedom, Flexibility, and Sustainability in Life and Place

Gioia Montana Connell

Sam Golini

Eamon Roche

United States

MHDC House

Federico Borges Pérez

Agustín Lagreca Herrmann

Uruguay

Concealed Cube

Olivia He

Xing Hua Lin

Xiaofeng Jiang

United States

Interstice

Xuecheng Cai

University at Buffalo, SUNY The State University of New York

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

3D Printing House

Edona Murseli

Kosovo

ON TOP | a movable breathing parasite

Katarina Sesic

Technische Universität Wien

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Austria

Quad

Carlo Bughi

Archetypes Design

United Kingdom

VillaVOON

Guido Strohecker

Austria

Stackable Tower

Giovanni Cavaglion

Italy

3,6 SQUARE

Michał Daniszewski

Poland

Australian Modular House

Tony Jemmott

Conrad Gargett

Australia

SILVANUS

Yi Zhou

Yikai Chang

Tianshuo Liu

Haoxuan Liang

Australia

THE STANDARD

Tommy kyung-tae Nam

Soohyuk Choi

Jongbang Park

Heejin Cho

United States

Standardization / Customization

Jerry Zhang

Tory Tan

Carnegie Mellon University

+74 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

Eco Modular House

Misak Terzibasiyan

UArchitects

Netherlands

Panel House

Nicholas Horvath

Jean Dufresne

United States

MENARA KAYU

Adriana Salim

Yin ching Chan

University of California, Berkeley

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

Salbalai

Cheaster marie lorono Seville

Marc joseph Espino

University of the Philippines Diliman

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Philippines

The New Coastline

Cheng-yang Huang

William Chandra

Yu-Hsi Lin

Taiwan

Utopia for an aging society

Fatma Alshamsi

United Arab Emirates

Home +

Ruo Shen

Yihan Zhou

Germany

Season house

Marina Ercole

Aldana Lorenzo

Argentina

C3 PLATFORM

Mohaimeen Islam

Bangladesh

KAO - PUÊ

Chi-Chia Tsao

Zhi ray Wang

Cheng Yen Tsai

Hung Yu Chu

Taiwan

HollerHaus

Sydney Sinclair

Marla Stephens

Ann Nguyen

United States

Pop up - DIY

Gabriel Chivu

Laura Mazâlu

Stefan Mircea

Thomas Herrera

Romania

Habitar

Alejandro Ricote

Diego Sierra

Miriam Engelmayer

Alejandro Cárdenas

Mexico

The Scantuary

Akash Raina

Regina Amirova

United States

ONE

Xiaomin Deng

China

The second life of shelf racks

Aleksandra Krawczyk

Jakub Bąbik

Monika Popkiewicz

Warsaw University of Technology

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

House-X

Marios Tsangaris

Marios Solomou

Cyprus

Modewood

Marcjanna Wabińska

Eliza Tomczak

Patrycja Skawicka

Piotr Skorupiński

Poland

Re-Imagining Makoko: Modular Floating Home

Jessica Michelle Rithika Anand

Tiffany Chen

Angelina Yihan Zhang

United States

Mestizo House

Santiago Montegranario

Andrés Rodríguez

Estefanía Cortés

Hanna Montegranario

Latitud23º

Colombia

the nested

Jonas Klemens

Elif siva Dinler

Germany

Shell Duo

Hannah Zhong

New Zealand